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forbearance::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | longanimity, patience |
| Type of | good nature |
Examples of forbearance
forbearance
It teaches the universal principle of truthfulness, benevolence and forbearance.
From the ocregister.com
Mass protests do not occur in China without some degree of official forbearance.
From the economist.com
If you don't meet the criteria for a deferment, you may qualify for forbearance.
From the boston.com
A third of all commercial property loans have received some sort of forbearance.
From the guardian.co.uk
Cash-strapped homeowners can get forbearance from their lender if they act early.
From the businessweek.com
Another tactic is a repayment plan, often used in combination with a forbearance.
From the latimes.com
The last forbearance agreement, stalling any foreclsoure, ended on May 7, 2007.
From the news.enquirer.com
Traveling the world, he brings the gospel of understanding and godly forbearance.
From the post-gazette.com
You may be granted forbearance in up to 12-month intervals for up to three years.
From the al.com
- Patience: good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
- A delay in enforcing rights or claims or privileges; refraining from acting; "his forbearance to reply was alarming"
- (forbear) refrain from doing; "she forbore a snicker"
- (forbear) forebear: a person from whom you are descended
- (forbearing) showing patient and unruffled self-control and restraint under adversity; slow to retaliate or express resentment; "seemly and forbearing...yet strong enough to resist aggression"; "was longanimous in the face of suffering"
- In the context of a mortgage process, forbearance is a special agreement between the lender and the borrower to delay a foreclosure. The literal meaning of forbearance is u201Cholding back.u201D
- Restraint under provocation; A refraining from the enforcement of something (as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due
- (forbear) Alternative spelling of forebear; To keep away from; to avoid; to abstain from; to give up; To refrain from proceeding; to pause; to delay; To refuse; to decline; to give no heed; To control oneself when provoked
- (forbearing) Characterized by patience and indulgence; long-suffering: as, a forbearing temper
